Picture puzzle.



N0. 718,305. I I PATENTBD JAN. 13, 1903.

I. H. BLANGHARD. I

PICTURE PUZZLE. APPLICATION FILED Him: 24, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC H. BLANOHARD, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

PICTURE PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 718,305, dated January13, 1903.

Application filed June 24.. 1902. Serial No. 112,978. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC H. BLANCHARD, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Orange, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PicturePuzzles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for displaying pictorial changesor-transformations and may be used to display a change or transformationfrom any given object to'another, whether living or otherwise. Itsobjects are, among others,to produce a device of thischaraoter ofsimple, strong, and durable construction,which may be made'up in variousstyles and sizes, as desired. It'is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof, and in which Figure l is a plan view ofthe front plate of a picture puzzle, showing my improvements and one ofthe slides attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a like view of the remainingslide. Fig.

3 is a view of the complete picture puzzle with the picture displayed onthe slide of Fig. 1 exposed to view. Fig. tie a like view with thepicture displayed on the slide of Fig. 2 exposed. Fig. 5 is a view of amodification.

In order to clearly explain my improvements, I have selected as anexample a picture puzzle depicting a change of facial expression whichconsists of two faces, one displayed upon each slide and numbered as andy,respectively. The face a; is displayed on the slide a, which isprovided with a series of diagonal slits a, terminating at their lowerends in downward curves and at their upper ends in upward curves. Theface y is dis played upon the slide b, having horizontal slits, eachterminatingin adownward curve at one end and an upward curve at theother, the latter being connected by a vertical slit 5 extending to apoint near the lower edge of the slide, so that the material at the partWhere the face is printed or otherwise displayed is cut into horizontalstrips 1), having their free ends provided with points bfl which may bereadily passed through the slits of the slide a at the point wherethe-referenceletter a is located. At the same time that the points ofthe strips 1) are passed through the slits a the flap 12 formed by thelower horizontal slit and the vertical slit b ,is passed beneath thelower edge of the slide a, and the flap a formed by the oblique out if,is passed back off the'plate b. The two slides are provided withembossed portions a, 6 and 19 which allow the parts to slide more freelyand reduce the wear and liability of tearing.

In order to explain the operation of the device, we will suppose thatthe slide bhas been placed over the slide a in the manner abovedescribed and moved upwardly until the lower edge of slide a has reachedthe bottom of the slit b As the opening 0 of the cover 0 exposes onlythe straight portions of the cuts, the face g on the flaps b will beentirely concealed behind the slide a. If we now take hold of the pull bwhich is located in the cut or recess 0 and draw the plate I)downwardly, thelstrips 1), bearing the face y,will come into view andconceal the face 00, displayed on the slide a. The operation may then bereversed by moving the slide 1) to its upward position again, and thismay be repeated as often as desired. v The two different positions andfaces are illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, which show .the slides placedtogether and the cover a folded over them.

It is obvious that the slides may be operated in various waysas, forinstance, the manner shown in the modification of Fig. 5, where an extrafront cover dis provided with an opening coextensive with the opening 0of the cover 0. This cover may be attached to the upper edge of theslide 1) and folded over and have the plate a secured thereto a shortdistance from the fold,so that when this cover 01 is raised said slideawill be moved upwardly and the pictures changed. In this manner thepictures are concealed by the rising cover while in a state of changeand the transformation thus made to appear more in- 'explicable.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of aslideprovided with openings, a second slide provided with portions adapted topass through said openings and be concealed behind the portions of thesaid first'named slide adjacent to the openings,and pictorial or otherdisplay matter on each slide, the arrangement being such that the matteron each slide is displayed when the matter on the other slide isconcealed.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a slide,plate or strip provided With openings, a second strip provided withpartially-detached portions disposed at an angle to the said openingsand adapted to be passed therethrough,and pictorial or other displaymatter on each slide, the arrangement being such that the matter on eachslide is displayed when the matter on the other slide is concealed.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of plates orslides, openings in one of said slides and correspondingpartially-detached portions on the other, The said openings and detachedportions being disposed at an angle to each other and a cover providedwith an opening.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a plate orslide, openings therein, a second plate or slide, and partiallydetachedportions thereon adapted to pass through the said openings and a portionof said second plate adapted to be passed behind the first plate, andpictorial or other display matter on each slide, the arrangement beingsuch that the matter on each slide is displayed when the matteron theother slide is concealed.

6. in a device of the character described, the combination of a plate orslide, openings therein, a second plate or slide and partiallydetachedportions thereon adapted to pass through the said openings, a portion ofsaid second plate adapted to be passed behind the first plate and apartially-detached portion on the first plate adapted to be passedbehind the second, and pictorial or other display matter on each slide,the arrangement being such that the matter on each slide is displayedwhen the matter on the other slide is concealed.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination of a slide orplate, openings therein, a second slide or plate, portions on the saidsecond slide or plate which are adapted to pass through said openingsand be concealed behind the first plate when the relative positions ofthe slides are shifted in one direction and to be Withdrawn through saidopenings and conceal a portion of the first plate when the relativepositions of said plates are shifted in another direction, and pictorialor other display matter on each slide, the ar' rangement being such thatthe matter on each slide is displayed when the matter on the other slideis concealed.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination of a plate orslide, openings in said slide, a second plate or slide provided withportions corresponding to and adapted to pass through said openings andembossed portions on one of said slides or plates adjacent to the pointof contact of the other.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination of a plate orslide, openings in said slide, a second plate or slide provided withportions corresponding to and adapted to pass through said openings andembossed portions on said slides adjacent to the points of contact.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination of a plateor slide, diagonal slits therein having reversely-turned ends, a secondplate provided with horizontal strips joined to said slides at one sidethereof and adapted to have their free ends passed through the slits, acover, and an opening in said cover corresponding in width to thestraight portions of said slits.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination of a plateorslide, openings in said plate or slide, a picture or the like on saidslide in juxtaposition to said openings, a second plate or slide andportions partially detached therefrom and adapted to be passed throughthe openings of the first slide, and a second picture or the like onsaid partiallydetached portions, each of the said pictures arranged tobe exposed by the movement which conceals the other.

12. In a device of the character described, the combination of a plateor slide, openings therein, a second plate or slide, portions of thesaid second plate or slide corresponding to and adapted to be passedthrough the said openings and be concealed behind a portion of the saidfirst plate and pictures or the like on each of said plates, eachpicture arranged to be displayed when the other is concealed.

13. In a device of the character described, the combination of a plate,openings therein, a second plate, portions thereon adapted to be passedthrough said openings and disposed at an angle thereto and pictures orthe like displayed on each of said slides, each picture arranged to bedisplayed when the other is concealed.

Witness my hand this 7th day of June, 1902, at the city of New York, inthe county and State of New York.

ISAAC H. BLANOHARD.

Witnesses:

HERMAN MEYER, ERNEST H. BoIsE.

